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Why Some Olympic Swimmers Think About Math in the Pool
In a sport where gold and silver can be separated by a fraction of a second, many of the world’s top swimmers now scour data for even the smallest edge.
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Sinead O’Connor Died of Pulmonary Disease and Asthma, Death Report Says
A death certificate filed last week revealed the natural causes behind the death last July of Ms. O’Connor, the Irish singer and activist.
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Prime Video Has What Batman Fans Need in Caped Crusader
It’s unusual for a show to lead its credits with the executive producers of the program but the names behind Amazon Prime Video’s “Batman: Caped Crusader” justify top billing. For fans of everything animated Dark Knight, Bruce Timm is a legend, one of the men who so thoroughly shaped the history of Bruce Wayne that…
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SDCC 2024: Back Bigger and Better
San Diego Comic-Con is on top of its game again, after the pandemic shut it down and last year’s strikes kept most of the filmmakers and actors away. While efforts to expand the city’s convention center have stalled, the Con has simply taken over the adjacent Gaslamp neighborhood, with massive signs blanketing tall buildings and…
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The Hard Road: Alex Cox on Crowdfunding, Success, and a Life in Independent Filmmaking
Alex Cox burst onto the film scene 40 years ago with “Repo Man,” a science-fiction satire starring Emilio Estevez and Harry Dean Stanton, with a theme by Iggy Pop and a soundtrack heavy on punk rock. He went on to make the music biopic “Sid & Nancy,” the modernized spaghetti western “Straight to Hell,” the…
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Fantasia 2024: The Chapel, The Beast Within, FAQ
Children often make for effective horror (or other genre) protagonists — after all, they can serve as a representation of our collective innocence, the purity of life that forces both worldly and otherworldly can corrupt or threaten. But they also offer a more honest, open lens by which to view the vagaries of adulthood: our…
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Two Meteor Showers Peak This Week. Here’s How and When to Watch.
The Southern Delta Aquarids and the Alpha Capricornids are reaching their peak this week. The Perseids, one of the best shows of the year, are also ramping up.
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6 no-cook recipes to help get you through the summer heat
Stay cool(ish) in the kitchen this summer with these no-cook recipes, including noodles, tacos and more.
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How to grill steak for the best flavor and texture, no matter the cut
A poorly grilled steak can be an expensive mistake. Here’s how to make the most of your cut of meat.